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At least 45 dead in Nigeria market attack: police

Mon Jan 27, 2014 21:47:18

At least 45 people were killed in a suspected Boko Haram attack on a market in restive northeast Nigeria, police said on Monday, warning the death toll could rise.

Abducted Egyptian diplomats freed in Libya

Mon Jan 27, 2014 07:55:29

Five Egyptian diplomats who were abducted by militants in the Libyan capital Tripoli have been freed, Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Abdul Razak al-Grady has said.

Four Egyptian embassy staff abducted in Libya

Sat Jan 25, 2014 15:56:35

At least four Egyptian embassy personnel have been kidnapped in Libya's capital Tripoli, the Libyan officials say.

Egypt interim PM backs Sisi to run for president

Fri Jan 24, 2014 16:10:52

Egyptian interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi said on Thursday he backed General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for president, one of the highest-level endorsements for a widely expected presidential bid by the army chief.

AI slams Egypt for crushing dissent, human rights

Thu Jan 23, 2014 22:35:38

Amnesty International has slammed Egypt's military-led authorities for using an “unprecedented scale” of violence against protesters since the ouster of the nation’s first freely-elected president, Mohamed Morsi.

South Sudan civilians ‘tied and shot’ in civil war

Fri Jan 17, 2014 09:01:56

A UN rights envoy in South Sudan says he had seen bodies in the streets that had been tied before being shot as the global body stepped up warnings over rights abuses.

Egyptian voters approve new constitution: Ministry

Thu Jan 16, 2014 08:45:15

Egyptian voters overwhelmingly backed a new constitution that paves the way for the army chief to run for president, early results showed Thursday.

Christian preacher makes followers eat grass

Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:28:32

A preacher in South Africa has made his followers to eat grass to 'be closer to God', causing several people to head for hospitals vomiting or suffering from stomach ache.

At least three killed in fresh clashes across Egypt

Fri Jan 10, 2014 20:15:59

Three people were killed in Egypt Friday in clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed president Mohamed Morsi, and police arrested dozens of Islamists across the country, security officials said.

Tunisia PM resigns to make way for interim gov't

Fri Jan 10, 2014 11:06:34

Tunisia's Prime Minister Ali Larayedh has resigned to make way for a non-partisan caretaker government as part of a deal with his opponents to complete a transition to democracy.

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